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I am writing in regard to the article titled "Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty for Snoring: Medium- to Long-term Subjective and Objective Analysis," which was published in the April 2001 issue of the ARCHIVES.¹ Fourteen patients were included in the study. They were examined 4 weeks and 10 months after completion of the last laser treatment. The overall satisfaction rate was 43%. The authors concluded that the

favorable subjective short-term results of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty deteriorated with time. In addition, postoperative nocturnal polysomnography showed that the procedure caused mild obstructive sleep apnea in a considerable number of patients who formerly were nonapneic snorers. These findings may be related to velopharyngeal narrowing and progressive palatal fibrosis, caused by the thermal damage inflicted by the laser beam.